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The Turning Point of the Western Front: German Breakthrough and the Battles of 1914
The Stalemate on the Western Front
Following the relentless race to the coastlines and the brutal trench warfare that characterized 1914, the Western Front had largely reached a stalemate. Despite over a million deaths, the front lines remained largely unchanged for nearly three and a half years. This quagmire seemed unbreakable—until this week, when a significant breakthrough occurred, signaling a potential shift in the war's tide.